How to Use carbonic acid in a Sentence

carbonic acid

noun
  • This not only gives the drink its fizziness but also creates carbonic acid.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • The first product of that reaction is a compound called carbonic acid, which soon gives up its hydrogen ion.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The carbon dioxide that makes water bubbly turns into carbonic acid in the mouth and can be detrimental to your teeth's health.
    — Kendall Trammell, CNN, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Carbon dioxide dissolved in water winds up forming carbonic acid.
    — Chase Purdy, Quartz, 15 June 2019
  • Roots wrestled into the dirt, altering its chemistry and shuttling carbonic acid toward the sea.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • That's because the carbon dioxide that turns water bubbly turns into carbonic acid in the mouth, which can be detrimental to the health of your teeth.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Sep. 2019
  • When the peeling essence is paired with the corresponding balancing mask, carbonic acid bubbles in the treatment change colors, pop, and pull away dead skin cells.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The Duna crew also cranks up the pressure on their keg system to carbonate this soda hard, which brings the persistent low hum of carbonic acid to the party.
    — Ali Bouzari, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Many oxygen-breathing microbes feed on carbon, then release carbon dioxide, which turns into carbonic acid in seawater.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
  • Climate change, where heat-trapping carbon dioxide is emitted into the air by burning coal, oil and other fossil fuels, ends up as excess carbonic acid absorbed into the ocean.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
  • They had been exposed to carbonic acid, a byproduct of the battery production process that causes respiratory issues and skin and eye irritation.
    — USA Today, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The sheer number of microbes breathing in such tight quarters creates concentrated pockets of carbonic acid in and around the marine-snow particles, which dissolve the snow’s calcite.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
  • This process rapidly generates carbonic acid, which, when introduced to calcium, triggers the formation of solid calcite crystals.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The principle consists in mixing, with the sewage, quantities of lime and clay, combining with the carbonic acid of the fecal matters to form carbonate of lime, in an impalpable powder.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 June 2022
  • More research is needed to calculate microbial cities’ full influence on ocean acidity because dissolved calcite can counteract the carbonic acid to an extent.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
  • When carbonic acid loses a proton or two, forming a bi-carbonate or carbonate, respectively, D News says, this lowers the PH of water, which changes its taste.
    — Jill Krasny, Esquire, 20 July 2015
  • Some natural baths have fine, mineral-rich volcanic ash and mud components; others, which are acidic, provide an exfoliation effect, while those with carbonic acid help to improve blood circulation, leading to healthy skin.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Saruhashi is credited with creating a table bearing her name accurately measuring the amount of carbonic acid in water based on its temperature, pH level and chlorinity.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
  • According to the Coca-Cola Japan's website, the beverage is made with fructose glucose liquid sugar, coffee extract powder and carbonic acid, caramel coloring matter, acidulant, fragrance, and caffeine—a whole lot of caffeine.
    — Jillian Kramer, SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017

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